How can I access BMJ Best Practice?
Here is how to access the BMJ Best Practice website. You can also use the app - see https://libraryhelp.le.ac.uk/librarians/faq/271600 for more details.
Answer
BMJ Best Practice provides evidence based summaries of the diagnosis and management of a wide range of conditions, and includes information on how comorbidities impact treatment.
The University does not subscribe to BMJ Best Practice but access is possible for undergraduate health students, via the NHS. You will need an NHS Athens account - email librarians@le.ac.uk for a reminder of your account details.
To access BMJ Best Practice - there are three methods!
Method 1: Go to https://bestpractice.bmj.com/nhsinengland. Login with your NHS Athens.
Method 2: Go to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, click "NHS Knowledge and Library Hub" in the main body of the page. Then, click "Sign in with NHS OpenAthens..." next to Welcome, Guest, at the top of the page. Then login with your NHS Athens using the login boxes on the left. If you do not see the login boxes but are denied access, clear browser cache and cookies, and go to the start of this method and try again.
Then click BMJ Best Practice at the bottom of the page (under "clinical decision making") - if asked for an institution, it is "NHS in England" or "University of Leicester NHS in England".
Here is a video of Method 2
Method 3: Go to https://www.bmj.com/company/hee/ then scroll down to "Follow these 3 quick steps" and follow the 3 steps.
Personal accounts
Register for a personal account in BMJ Best Practice to track CME/CPD activity. More information about CME/CPD on the BMJ Best Practice Help Pages.
If you cannot get access to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, try clearing browser cache and cookies, refresh the page and try again.
If you see a BMJ Best Practice login page saying “Sorry, but your institution is not authorised to access this application”, clear cookies and cache in your browser, or click the padlock icon next to the URL, then go to Cookies and site data, then Manage cookies and site data, and delete cookies. Refresh the page, or close and reopen the browser, and try the above link again.
If you are still having problems, please contact the Library via librarians@le.ac.uk